Brother Rice High School (Chicago)

Brother Rice High School

Viriliter in Christo Jesu
Act Manfully in Christ Jesus
Address
10001 South Pulaski Road
Chicago, Illinois 60655-3356
United States
Coordinates 41°42′40″N 87°43′11″W / 41.7111°N 87.7197°W / 41.7111; -87.7197Coordinates: 41°42′40″N 87°43′11″W / 41.7111°N 87.7197°W / 41.7111; -87.7197
Information
Type Private parochial boys' school
Denomination Roman Catholic
Established 1956
Authority Congregation of Christian Brothers
Oversight Christian Brothers
Principal James Antos
Teaching staff 42
Grades 9–12
Enrollment 800
Average class size 21
Campus type Urban
Color(s) Maroon and Orange          
Athletics conference Chicago Catholic League
Nickname Crusaders
Accreditation North Central Association of Colleges and Schools[1]
Tuition US$10,450[2]
Website School website

Brother Rice High School is a Catholic, all male college preparatory institution located in Chicago, Illinois, and is administered under the Congregation of Christian Brothers. On the same block of land, directly to the east, is the all-female Mother McAuley Liberal Arts High School, while Saint Xavier University is located just to the south of Mother McAuley, and to the southeast of Brother Rice. Its enrollment is mostly drawn from local neighborhoods such as Beverly, Mt. Greenwood, West Lawn, Morgan Park Dyer Indiana and Ashburn, as well as local suburban municipalities such as Oak Lawn, Evergreen Park, Palos Heights, Orland Park, Tinley Park, Burbank, and Alsip. The Christian Brothers of Ireland founded the school in 1956. Thus, the school's namesake is the founder of their religious order, Blessed Edmund Ignatius Rice. It is affiliated with Brother Rice High School in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan.

School colors and seal

The official school colors are maroon and orange. The maroon was taken from the maroon and gold colors of Iona College founded in 1940 by the Congregation of Christian Brothers and located in New Rochelle, New York. The orange is taken from the black and orange colors of Leo High School located in Chicago, Illinois and also opened by the Christian Brothers in 1926. The Brother Rice school seal has similar design features to the seal of Iona College from New Rochelle, New York.[3] For a picture and description of the seal click here: School Colors & Seal

Academics

Academically, the school is a college preparatory school. The minimum graduation requirements for every student give them the qualifications to enter any state university in Illinois.[4]

Honors/Advanced Placement Program

The school offers the following Advanced Placement courses: Spanish Language, French Language, U.S. History, European History, Music Theory, Chemistry, German Language, Economics, and U.S. Government.

The school also offers one of the AP Computer Science courses, but calls it AP Java without specifying whether the course is AP Computer Science 'A' or 'AB'. The school also lists an "Advanced Placement" Computer Science course using C++, though this has been discontinued by the College Board as an option in their AP program, which exclusively emphasizes Java.[5][6] The school lists a single AP course which prepares students to take both the AP English Language and AP English Literature tests. The AP Calculus class permits students the option to take either the 'AB' or 'BC' AP test.[7]

Currently a four-semester course, open to juniors and seniors, allows CCNA certification.[7]

Curriculum and Educational Support Committees

The Curriculum Committee and Educational Support Committee are enforced to serve as advisory boards to the principal on all matters relating to educational improvement, course offerings, course changes, and overall curriculum development. This school board is responsible for addressing any concerns of the faculty, staff, administration, and students in efforts of academic improvement. For additional information on Brother Rice's school board visit: Curriculum and Educational Support Committees

Athletics

Brother Rice competes in the Chicago Catholic League (CCL), and is a member of the Illinois High School Association (IHSA), the organization which governs most sports and competitive activities in the state. The team is nicknamed the Crusaders.

The school sponsors interscholastic teams in baseball, basketball, bass fishing, bowling, cross country, football, golf, soccer, swimming & diving, tennis, track & field, volleyball, water polo, and wrestling. While not sponsored by the IHSA, the school also sponsors teams in ice hockey and rugby. The Brother Rice rugby team has won nine state championships and one national championship since the teams formation.[8]

The following teams have won their respective state tournaments sponsored by the IHSA:[9]

Prior to the IHSA sponsoring water polo in 2002, Brother Rice won 13 state titles (1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998).[10][11]

The Chicago Catholic League's ice hockey champion wins the Kennedy Cup, an award that has been contested since 1964; the oldest high school ice hockey prize in Illinois. Brother Rice has won this award five times (1970, 1971, 1972, 1976, 2001).[12]

The Prep Bowl pits the Chicago Catholic League champion versus the Chicago Public League champion, in a football game played at Soldier Field. Brother Rice has appeared in eight Prep Bowls (1975, 1980, 1992, 1994, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2012), having won five, which is the 4th most of all-time.

Notable alumni

Sports

References

  1. ↑ NCA-CASI. "NCA-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement". Archived from the original on September 23, 2009. Retrieved 2009-07-28.
  2. ↑ 2008-09 tuitionArchived July 25, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.
  3. ↑ Archived August 28, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.
  4. ↑ Graduation requirements Archived May 30, 2007, at the Wayback Machine.
  5. ↑ Overview of AP Computer Science A
  6. ↑ Overview of AP Computer Science AB
  7. 1 2 Course descriptions Archived July 25, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.
  8. ↑ Athletic teams sponsored Archived May 27, 2007, at the Wayback Machine.
  9. ↑ IHSA record page for Brother Rice HS
  10. ↑ IHSA boys' water polo chronology
  11. ↑ Chicago Sun Times April 2, 2008 Memorable Crusades to Titles
  12. ↑ Kennedy Cup champions
  13. ↑ Faingold, Scott, "REO Speedwagon rolls home: Central Illinois' classic rock favorite sons perform here Feb. 25", Illinois Times, Thursday, February 18, 2010. " ... recalls Cronin, who graduated from Brother Rice High School in Chicago ..."
  14. ↑ "Sweet Home Chicago: Michael Flatley". biographic sketch. Office of the Clerk of Cook County. 2009. Retrieved 15 August 2011. High School: Brother Rice High School, Chicago
  15. ↑ interview @newcityChicago.com Archived October 12, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.
  16. ↑ Mt. Greenwood Anniversary @SouthtownStar.com (mentioning John Powers and Brother Rice) Archived December 6, 2007, at the Wayback Machine.
  17. ↑ John C. Reilly (I) - Biography
  18. ↑ Obituary for Jim Zulevic @Secondcity.com, with copy of Chicago Tribune article Archived January 3, 2007, at the Wayback Machine.
  19. ↑ Garmes, Kyle. "Castle stars in TBS show with George Wendt". The Beverly Review. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
  20. ↑ "Jim Adduci Stats". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved April 8, 2013.
  21. ↑ David Diehl stats & bio @nfl.com
  22. ↑ Mark Donahue stats & bio at football database.com
  23. ↑ "Frasor Named Head Basketball Coach". Brother Rice High School.
  24. ↑ Phil Hicks stats & bio; basketball-reference.com; accessed 1 January 2009
  25. ↑ "Rico Hill". Basketball-Reference.com. Archived from the original on March 14, 2013. Retrieved April 8, 2013.
  26. ↑ MLB draft picks from Brother Rice HS
  27. ↑ Dougherty, Pete (16 June 2011). "Former Packers assistant Meyer added to 2 halls of fame". PackersNews.com/Green Bay Press Gazette. Archived from the original on June 23, 2011. Retrieved 27 July 2011. Former Green Bay Packers defensive coordinator John Meyer was inducted into two halls of fame in Chicago this spring. Both inductions were for his athletic career at Brother Rice High School in Chicago.
  28. ↑ Johnson, K.C. (11 April 1999), "Versatile Olczyk Hopes Hawks Want Him Back", Chicago Tribune, retrieved 15 August 2011, Olczyk, who turns 33 on Aug. 16, will become an unrestricted free agent July 1 when his one-year, $600,000 contract expires. He wants to return to his hometown Blackhawks. Management, with several restricted free agents to sign, has yet to determine if Olczyk is in its plans. The native of Palos Heights and Brother Rice graduate found himself in an identical position last summer, and he opened his free agency by calling General Manager Bob Murray

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